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Voices from the south: the construction of Brazilian community social psychology
Author(s) -
de Fátima Quintal de Freitas Maria
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1298(200007/08)10:4<315::aid-casp586>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - community psychology , sociology , situated , latin americans , politics , critical psychology , social science , asian psychology , social psychology , psychology , political science , law , artificial intelligence , computer science
This paper focuses on community psychology practices developed in Brazil in the last four decades. These practices are situated in different historical periods in order to identify the paradigms and the theoretical and methodological aspects that have guided them. The paper outlines a debate between ‘old’ and ‘new’ community psychological practices and their corresponding philosophical foundations with the objective of establishing the elements that demarcate the Latin American experience in community social psychology. It is argued that there are philosophical and political differences between community social psychology and other psychological practices. The paper also discusses the possibilities and dangers associated with the work of community social psychology as it responds to demands of both civil society and neo‐liberal governments. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.